Kingsman: The Secret Service is well on its way to being one of 2015's early box office hits, already taking in more than $155 million worldwide in just over one week in release. We reported last week that director Matthew Vaughn is already formulating ideas for Kingsman 2, but today we have images from one Kingsman: The Secret Service deleted scene that sadly wasn't included in the theatrical cut. U.K. visual effects house Jellyfish Pictures has posted two intriguing photos from a scene involving Michael Caine's Arthur, that made him look 40 years younger through VFX. Here's an excerpt from the Jellyfish website.

"Jellyfish worked on the VFX for the movie including a complex sequence involving Michael Caine looking 40 years younger."

While no specific details were given about the scene, Kingsman: The Secret Service comic book creator Mark Millar confirmed that the scene was set in 1975, and that it was cut because director Matthew Vaughn thought, "it pulled the movie's pacing sideways." 20th Century Fox hasn't announced when Kingsman: The Secret Service will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD yet, but hopefully this deleted scene will be included. Would you have liked to see this scene in the finished film? Take a look at the photos, along with Mark Millar's tweets below.

Matthew McConaughey stars as Cooper, a farmer and former NASA pilot, who is recruited for perhaps the most important journey ever, to find a new home for mankind as Earth's resources keep dwindling away. This clip features Cooper being recruited by Professor Brand (Michael Caine) to pilot this mission into outer space, one he doesn't truly understand quite yet.

While he doesn't realize it yet in this scene, Cooper will be tasked with entering a newly-discovered wormhole on a journey that will take him years to fulfill, pulling him away from his beloved children. Watch as Cooper ponders this critical decision in a scene from director Christopher Nolan's epic sci-fi adventure, before you head into theaters this weekend.

"There's a sequel to Now You See Me and we're shooting in London. I shoot in December, the whole of December in London, and my son is Harry Potter. I thought it'd be funny, me and Daniel Radcliffe as father and son."

The first grossed more than $350 million and centered a team of the world's greatest illusionists that pull off a series of heists against corrupt business leaders. During their performances, they showered the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law.

No character details were revealed for Michael Caine, who joins Vin Diesel and Rose Leslie, recently announced as the female lead, in this upcoming fantasy adventure. The story follows an immortal witch hunter living in modern day New York who teams up with his greatest enemy, a female witch, to banish a powerful coven looking to unleash a plague on humanity.

Breck Eisner, best known for The Crazies and Sahara, is directing from a screenplay by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, based on a pitch by Cory Goodman.

Michael Caine will next be seen in the comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service, and recently wrapped The Youth starring Harvey Keitel and Rachel Weisz.

Director Christopher Nolan is still in London shooting scenes for his climactic franchise ending sequel The Dark Knight Rises, and today, we get our first, albeit sort of far away and blurry, look at Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) and his butler Alfred (Michael Caine). These shots reportedly come from a scene that finds Bruce and his lifelong friend and servant Alfred getting in a heated argument before Wayne boards a small private plane for destinations unknown. Check them out below.

Image acquired the film from producers/financiers Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Bavaria Pictures GmbH and Kaminski Stiehm. Global Screen is handling international sales and will be attending the upcoming Cannes film market. The film will be released via ultra VOD in October and then theatrically in markets across the country.

Last Love stars Michael Caine as a lonely American widower who learns to love life again after a chance meeting with a young woman (Clémence Poésy) while living in Paris. The film, starring the Academy Award winning Caine and scored by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer, was filmed entirely in Paris, France.

Here's what Bill Bromiley had to say about the project in a statement.

"The legendary Michael Caine delivers an outstanding performance in this film. His versatility and presence on screen command respect from peers and audiences alike. We are proud to distribute another great work from one of the greatest actors of all time."

Jim Tauber, President of SKE, released his own statement.

"Quality-made character driven dramas are finding great success in this new business model of Ultra VOD and so we are thrilled to partner with Image Entertainment as they release Last Love theatrically in all the major U.S. markets in conjunction with their VOD strategy. We have worked with Bill Bromiley and Image and they have proven to be pioneers in this multi-platform arena, breaking new ground with films of real substance. We are confident that Michael Caine's performance in this exquisite romantic drama will reach a wide audience."

Last Love was produced by Astrid Kahmke, Frank Kaminski, Sidney Kimmel, Philipp Kreuzer, Helge Sasse and Ulrich Stiehm and was executive produced by SKE President Jim Tauber, SKE President of Production Matt Berenson and Bruce Toll. German production companies Bavaria Pictures, Kaminski Stiehm Film and Senator film co-produced with Belgium-based Scope Pictures and SKE, in association with Elzevir Films of France. The deal was negotiated on behalf of SKE by EVP Business and Legal Affairs Nick Hanks, Bromiley, Mark Ward and Jess DeLeo on behalf of Image Entertainment, and ICM Parners on behalf of the filmmakers.

Al Pacino stars as an aging rock icon who discovers he has an adult son after reading a never-opened letter sent to him by John Lennon. Jennifer Garner will play the musician's daughter-in-law, with Michael Caine portraying his longtime friend and manager. Bobby Cannavale and Annette Bening also star.

Dan Fogelman is making his directorial debut from his own original screenplay, with Denise Di Novi, Jessie Nelson, and Nimitt Mankad producing. Shooting is scheduled to begin in late June or early July in Los Angeles.

Michael Caine stars in this summer's Now You See Me, and he is also shooting Eliza Graves and Interstellar later this year. Jennifer Garner is currently shooting Draft Day, and will next be seen in Dallas Buyers Club and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

No details were given regarding Michael Caine's character, but he joins a cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, and yesterday's addition, Jessica Chastain. The story centers on a voyage into outer space that tests the boundaries of science and technology. The plot is said to be based on the scientific theories of Kip S. Thorne, who believes that wormholes actually exist, and can be used for time travel.

Christopher Nolan is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother, Jonathan Nolan. The director is also producing alongside Emma Thomas and Lynda Obst. No production schedule was given.

Michael Caine can next be seen in the action-thriller Now You See Me, opening in theaters May 31.

Jim Sturgess stars as a recent Harvard Medical School graduate, who takes an internship at a mental hospital. Once there, he becomes smitten with a patient named Eliza Graves (Kate Beckinsale). What he doesn't know is that the hospital has been overrun by its patients, who are now posing as doctors. No details were given regarding Ben Kingsley and Michael Caine's characters

Brad Anderson will direct from a screenplay by Joe Gangemi (Wind Chill), with Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson, Mark Amin, and Cami Winikoff producing. Production is scheduled to begin June 24.

Ben Kingsley will next be seen as The Mandarin in Iron Man 3, and in the sci-fi adaptation Ender's Game. Michael Caine stars in the upcoming thriller Now You See Me.

Now You See Me pits an elite FBI squad in a game of cat and mouse against "The Four Horsemen", a super-team of the world's greatest illusionists. "The Four Horsemen" pull off a series of daring heists against corrupt business leaders during their performances, showering the stolen profits on their audiences while staying one step ahead of the law. We have the third poster and three new photos from this upcoming crime heist comedy, with a look at stars Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, and Mélanie Laurent.

Now You See Me was released May 31st, 2013 and stars Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine. The film is directed by Louis Leterrier.

Quentin Tarantino's latest film Django Unchained is currently in theaters, and is on track to be the filmmaker's biggest hit at the box office. The director recently appeared on The Charlie Rose Show, where he revealed that he would one day love to work with actors such as Johnny Depp, Michael Caine, and Meryl Streep. Here's what he had to say about the possibility of working with Johnny Depp.

"We would love to work together. We've talked about it for years. Not that we get together and talk about it for years, but from time to time. We're obviously fans of each other. It just needs to be the right character. I just need to write the right character that I think Johnny would be the right guy to do it with. And if he agrees, then we'll do it. And then it'll be magical. I haven't written the perfect character for Johnny Depp as of yet. Maybe someday I will, maybe someday I won't. We'll see."

When asked what other actors the filmmaker would love to work with, he mentioned Michael Caine and Meryl Streep.

"I'd love to work with Michael Caine. I've always been a huge Michael Caine fan. I think he's absolutely terrific. I'd really love to work with Meryl Streep. I'm a huge, huge Meryl Streep fan, and I actually think we'd get along like a house on fire, even though I don't really know her."

The filmmaker also revealed that he originally envisioned the Calvin Candie character in Django Unchained as a much older man, before deciding on Leonardo DiCaprio.

"It was supposed to be for an older guy. I kind of had somebody in mind when I was writing it, but me being me, I forget that the last time I saw them was in 1991 and it's actually been twenty years since then. [So] I had a rude awakening. He's kind of a really old man and not really what I was thinking about."

It isn't clear if Michael Caine was the actor Quentin Tarantino had in mind to play Calvin Candie or not.

In the lead up to the big premiere of The Dark Knight Rises later in the week, director Christopher Nolan arrived at the Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood earlier today to have his hand and footprints immortalized in cement outside the iconic theater. He is the 211th person to have such an honor bestowed upon him.

After an opening ceremony speech by Christopher Nolan, the director was joined by cast members Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, and Michael Caine, who all cheered on their boss as he signed his name in fresh concrete to be forever remembered on Hollywood Blvd. Check out some of the photos from the event!

It was revealed that Alfred and Jim Gordon have an emotional scene together, with Oldman offering some insight into Michael Caine's approach to acting, hinting that the man would rather be playing cricket than playing butler.

Here is what Gary Oldman had to say about working with Michael Caine in The Dark Knight Rises.

"Watching Michael Caine work, as Alfred, was a great lesson for me. Just focus, concentration. He has this emotional scene; I'm kidding you not. It was tears and the whole thing. And it's, 'Take one'. He got it. 'Take 2', got it. 'Take three', got it. He's just on the money. Every single time. It's just extraordinary. You get inspired by it.

He loves cricket. He loves soccer, so he comes to the set and wants to get it done. He doesn't f**k around because he wants to get back to cricket."

It's early December 2010, and I'm riding in a van full of journalists through Hawaii's Waimea Falls Park, when we pass a bed of flowers... which are taller than most buildings in Los Angeles. That was the first thing I saw on the set of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, the 3D sequel to 2008's Journey to the Center of the Earth. The flowers are quite a proper metaphor for the movie as a whole, since everything is bigger this time around, most notably the cast. Josh Hutcherson reprises his role as Sean Anderson, the only returning cast member from Journey to the Center of the Earth, but this time he is surrounded by the likes of Michael Caine, Vanessa Hudgens, Kristin Davis, Luis Guzmán, and Dwayne Johnson, who dwarfs everyone on the set the way those fake flowers tower over the lush scenery.

If you haven't seen trailer for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, lets break down the story first. Sean Anderson (Josh Hutcherson) sets off with his stepfather, Hank Parsons (Dwayne Johnson) to find his grandfather (Michael Caine), who sent a distress signal our from an uncharted island which may in fact be the Mysterious Island from Jules Verne's stories. When they arrive, with the help of father-daughter tour guide team (Vanessa Hudgens and Luis Guzmán), they quickly learn that this is, in fact, the Mysterious Island, where everything small, in real life, is big on the island, and vice versa. They all must overcome the incredible obstacles the island throws at them to get out of there in one piece.

One of the actors we had the chance to speak with on the set was the legendary Michael Caine, the adventurous grandfather trying to find a way off the island. Here's what he had to say below, which includes some unique anecdotes about directors Christopher Nolan and David Lean.

Actor Michael Caine

Can you talk about how you were drawn to the project?

Michael Caine: I now have three new grandchildren, so I wanted to do a family film. I've done adventure films, but not for small children. This is really fancy. I mean, this afternoon, we were riding around on bumblebees. My grandsons are going to say to their friends, 'Can your granddad do that?'

Is that something you think about now? Whether you'll enjoy your films with them?

Michael Caine: Oh, I've done that for ages. I don't really work a lot now, so I only do something I'm going to enjoy for a specific reason. I work about once every two years, and it's been about two movies since the last movie I did, Harry Brown. This is very cute and quite clever. I was amazed at how clever the script was.

Harry Brown is probably a less typical grandfather movie...

Michael Caine: Oh, yeah. I didn't even let my daughter watch that one, and she was pregnant at the time. I said I didn't want her to see it, let alone the kids.

How challenging is the physical stuff in this movie for you?

Michael Caine: Well, I'm 77, but I live on the side of a hill anyway, in England, and I walk about four or five miles a day. I don't smoke or do any of those silly things, so it's not very challenging for me, physically. I take care of myself very well, and whenever I look around, there's always a chair next to me in case I fall down.

Dwayne was talking about how excited he was to work with you. He's a very physical actor, but he's also a very charismatic actor. How has he been as a co-star in the film?

Michael Caine: Oh, he's wonderful. He's also the nicest man, you know. The most amazing thing, I thought, about Dwayne, is he has a bodyguard. Why would Dwayne need a bodyguard? I need a bodyguard, he doesn't need a bodyguard. And he's bigger than his bodyguard. But he's lovely, and great to work with. He's great and very professional.

Are you a fan of 3D? Do you like the 3D in this?

Michael Caine: I've never seen a 3D movie. This is a couple of firsts for me. I'm a real grandfather, I've only been a grandfather for a couple of years, but I'm playing a grandfather for the first time. And I'm doing a 3D movie, which is very modern and odd since being a grandfather is very old, and the other one, 3D, is very new. I've seen myself in 3D down on the monitors there. It's good. I look even uglier (Laughs).

Have you found that shooting in 3D affects your process at all?

Michael Caine: No, not at all.

You have entered into an iconic status as an actor. Do you feel that, when you meet people and encounter film fans, they have this wild affection for you?

Michael Caine: Oh, yeah. As I said, I don't have a bodyguard. People regard me as being like them, so there's never any animosity. When I meet people, they act like they know me as a friend, because I don't play people like James Bond. I play guys just like you.

When you work with younger actors like Vanessa and Josh, do they have to get over a certain intimidation factor, early on?

Michael Caine: Not a whole lot of that goes on. I'm very aware of anything like that. I like to work out of relaxation, so if I sense any nerves on the set, I immediately tell jokes or other things to relax a set. Sometimes, actors like to work out of tension, but the basis of Stanislavski, the one line that struck me was, 'The rehearsal is the work, and the performance is the relaxation.' All the tears and everything go into the rehearsal.

Is there an expectation from some of the other actors who look to you as a mentor?

Michael Caine: No. When I was a younger actor, I always used to ask old actors and successful actors for advice. Every single one of them said, 'Give it up.' So, I say to young actors, 'Don't even ask me for advice, and if any other old actor gives you advice, don't listen.' The worst thing about advice is it's free. If you have to pay for it, then it might be worth something.

What still gets you excited every day when you show up on set to go to work? What winds you up?

Michael Caine: It's like a sort of drug, in a way. It's getting it absolutely right and knowing you couldn't do it any better. If you get to that stage, it's great. You get to where it's very amusing, which is what we were doing all day yesterday down here. Dwayne and I had a lot of fun with the scene down there yesterday, which was completely different than the way it was written. It's the same words, just coming from a different point of view.

Do you have to put the same kind of work into this as you would with any other role?

Michael Caine: No, it's not bloody King Lear (Laughs). You have to put in the attention to detail in what you're doing, because everything is for effect. It's either comedy or drama or something is going to come up. I disappeared behind a load of flowers, but i don't know if they're going to do the bumblebee scene here because I think it's done in green screen. They're worrying how to get up this cliff, and I say I have a great idea and I disappear into all those flowers. Then, eventually, he comes up riding a bumblebee and he says, 'You've all got to get one. When you mount them, it's very easy, but don't look at them in the eye.' It's comedy and comedy is very difficult to do, to time right. It's more technical than emotional.

Can you talk about taking on less films these days? There seems to be one filmmaker in particular who seems to get you every single time... (Christopher Nolan) I know what I'm attracted to in his work, but as a collaborator, what is it that keeps bringing you back?

Michael Caine: Oh, he's a wonderful guy. I love working with him. He's very secretive too. He lived near me when he did the first Batman, and he came around one morning with a script. He said, 'I want you to play Alfred, the butler, in Batman Begins. I knew who the character was, and he said, 'Do you want to do it?' I said, 'That would be great. I've never done anything like this.' I said I would read it and I'll call you Monday, this is Sunday morning. He said, 'Oh no, I'm staying. I'll have a cup of tea with your wife.' Then he took the script away. He wouldn't even let me keep the script. But he's wonderful. I think he's the new David Lean. I know David very well, I wasn't in one of his movies, but I did all the back heads of the screen tests for Doctor Zhivago. Julie Christie, who was a friend of mine, went up to play the part. She said, 'Come up and play the other part with me for the screen tests.' So I went and Lean said, 'Will you stay on?' He gave me a free hotel room in Madrid. He said, 'Would you stay on and do the rest of them?' So I stayed on and did the rest. I've always studied Lean's work. I saw in The Dark Knight, if you think in terms of an action director, and that opening scene with the bank robbery, with the masks and everything, and then you see him directing actors and Heath's opening soliloquy and ending soliloquy, it's fantastic. And he writes this stuff too. He's an extraordinarily intelligent man and director and he doesn't shout or scream or anything. You wouldn't notice him on the set.

Are there people that you show these scripts to and get feedback from?

Michael Caine: Yeah, my wife. I trust her completely. She can keep the scripts overnight.

One of the things that surprised me about Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, was that it was almost an open set. Waimea Falls Park is open to the public, and, while tourists weren't walking through shots or anything like that, passers-by could walk right by video village and other crew areas which were set up. Another thing that surprised me was the wicked bursts of rain throughout the day. It was still gorgeous weather, mid-80s with a slight breeze, but every so often, there would be these random blasts of rain, which would last for usually no longer than five minutes. When we finally got down to the shooting area, it was quite incredible to watch the crew cover up all the equipment, like a rain-prevention version of a NASCAR pit crew. While I'm sure that had to be annoying throughout the duration of a big-budget shoot, the crew were all certainly on their toes throughout the day I was there.

We also got to speak with Josh Hutcherson and Vanessa Hudgens during a break from filming, and the duo were still in very high spirits, even after a very long day. Here's what they had to say below.

Josh Hutcherson: Slightly. Not injured. Hurt, I'd say. Injury I think is a long term thing. We were doing a scene at this place called Eternity Beach, which is a beautiful location and there's this little cave that we kind of go in and check out. We got into the cave and did that scene and cut and coming back out they were like, 'Watch your heads?' I was like, 'Oh, I'm not that tall. I'm not going to hit on anything. But I stepped on a little bump, I guess and then I hit the top of my head so hard I fell straight to the ground. I didn't remember the fall and stuff. I just remember hitting my head and then being on the ground. Then Dwayne (Johnson) was like, 'Oh, my God, are you okay?'

Vanessa Hudgens: I was a few feet away and heard a massive thump. That's never a good thing. Then we were shooting a scene down on the same beach and there are just lava rocks everywhere. I was walking backwards. Very smart. Before I knew it, I was on the floor. I got up and brushed it off like nothing happened and then later on someone pointed at my leg and said, 'Is that real blood or fake blood?' Now I have a beautiful scar to show for it. We'll always remember this movie. It'll always be a part of me.

Were you guys glad to get into the jungle and do the down and dirty stuff?

Josh Hutcherson: Totally. It's really fun. We've been covered in mud now for most of the entire movie, which sounds like fun at the beginning, but then after about day thirty of being in mud it's like, 'I'm sort of over it.' But we've been filming in all these beautiful places and it's usually really nice out. For me, I'm personally a huge fan of rainy weather. So, I'm loving this right now. The whole movie crew hates it. I'm like, 'This is great.' They're like, 'Yeah, screw you.' But it's been really great. I love rainy weather.

Do you feel a big sense of responsibility to this film now that you're sort of the sole one from the original?

Josh Hutcherson: Not really. I mean, I'm really proud to be the returning one, but the cast that we have now is such a cool hodgepodge of different cultures coming together with Michael Caine, Dwayne (Johnson), Vanessa, and Luis Guzmán, this kind of whole weird, like, 'What? He's in it and he's in it?' So, it's this cool mix and I'm really proud of it, for sure.

Luis is a great character actor. How is your relationship with him on and off screen and how did you guys work on that?

Vanessa Hudgens: He is unlike anybody I've ever met before. He's just so funny. He's always cracking jokes and is always doing improv, which is a lot of fun. He's just an easy guy to get along with. You talk to him for a few minutes and you can't help but love him.

Vanessa Hudgens: We're riding bees in this one. So, no, it's different. This is fun. This is just kind of like running around and having a good time. It doesn't requuire as much.

How is the action in this one compared to the action that you did in the first film?

Josh Hutcherson: It's actually oddly kind of similar. Some of the set pieces, or not the set pieces, but throughout Journey 1 there are similarities to this that kind of parallel each other. Riding the bees is kind of like being on the mine cars and being chased by the dinosaur is like being chased by the lizard. So, there are things that are similar, and so the sets themselves are in a way kind of familar.

How quickly did you adjust to the fact that you're sharing scenes with Michael Caine?

Vanessa Hudgens: Oh, my God, yeah.

Josh Hutcherson: There's a scene we've shot, we finish it today and started shooting it yesterday, and he's so amazing.

Vanessa Hudgens: Epic.

Josh Hutcherson: He comes up and he gets all serious and intense and I'm like, 'Oh, wow. Sorry.'

Vanessa Hudgens: I get genuinely distracted by him in scenes. They'll be having a scene together and I'm watching and I just get so sucked in and I'm like, 'Oh, snap out of it.' He's amazing and I adore him.

Josh Hutcherson: We've decided that we're going to ask him to adopt us as grandchildren.

How is it working with the new 3D on this one? They said this time it's a little less obtrusive, more streamlined?

Josh Hutcherson: It is. I mean, 3D, definitely, is an amazing technology that's come so far since the beginning of it, but definitely still has a ways to go, too. I think it's definitely a work in progress and we're learning new things everyday. Sometimes it takes a little bit longer to get set up because sometimes the 3D will go down and you have to figure out how to fix it and it's all computer stuff. So, they have this genius with computers on set that's always fixing everything, but it's amazing technology. The fact that you can actually sit down...and now they have 3D TV's. So, you can actually watch video playback in 3D, right there through like a TV screen. It's so cool.

Because of the pressure that shooting in 3D brings, do you feel pressure to make sure that every single take you do you get right so that it's technically right?

Josh Hutcherson: Well, there are times, definitely, where after you do a take and you messed it up and do the next take, they're like...the camera will go down and they're like, 'Oh, God. We should've gotten it last time,' but there's not that much added pressure, honestly.

Is this one going towards a different type of audience than the first film or will it be for the same audience?

Josh Hutcherson: Very similar, a very similar audience. Families with maybe ten, nine year olds and up, I'd say. What's cool about these movies is that there is some humor in there that I think older people will find funny, too. So, it's not more like another animated movie where you take your kids to it. I think that adults will actually enjoy it as well.

You may have noticed in the trailer, there is a scene where Josh and Vanessa are riding a large bumblebee. The scene we got to watch them shoot was right before that. It starts out with Michael Caine leading Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Hutcherson, Luis Guzmán, and Dwayne Johnson into a clearing, as they realize they have to get to the top of an enormous cliff. Michael Caine has a solution, though, as he runs off into the brush. Although we don't actually see it, he is supposed to come up riding this enormous bumblebee as a solution to their cliff-scaling problem. If you can't get a kick out of Michael Caine riding a giant, imaginary bumblebee, then I don't know what you can get a kick out of.

That wraps up Part 1 of my set visit for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, which arrives in theaters nationwide February 10. Be sure to check back for Part 2 of my set visit, where we speak with Dwayne Johnson and director Brad Peyton.

As we well know at this point, The Dark Knight Rises is one of the most guarded sets in history, and all involved with the production have remained tightlipped in regards to the characters and storyline. It has been rumored for a while that Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) might be getting a sidekick this time out, with much speculation pointing towards a female version of Robin.

Michael Caine, who was attending the Cars 2 junket this morning, has added more fuel to the fire. When asked about the progress of shooting The Dark Knight Rises for director Christopher Nolan, the man playing Alfred made a subtle hint that Batman will go away on his adventures with one or more sidekicks, who are all under the care of this iconic butler. Is he referring to Robin? Is he refereeing to Selina Kyle (aka Catwoman; Anne Hathaway)?

That is unknown at this point, but it does sound like Bruce Wayne will have some help in his crime fighting endevors this time out. Here is what Michael Caine told our friends at Collider, with emphasis on 'them' and 'they'.

"I started filming last week and I film next week. As the butler, I do a load of filming at the beginning, and everybody goes off and does all the adventures and they all come home shot to pieces and I patch them together when they all get back. Christopher Nolan, I think, is one of the greatest directors in the world and I've been lucky enough...this is my fifth movie with him. It's such a pleasure to work with him and he's so clever. We've all signed the Official Secrets Act. I'm lucky to be able to tell you the title of the movie. I remember I did an interview and someone said to me, "What are you doing next?" I said, "I'm doing Batman." I saw Chris and he said, "Why did you tell them you were doing Batman?" I said, "Because I am." He said, "You're supposed to keep it secret." I said, "I couldn't keep that a secret." Let me tell you...the plot is extraordinary...really extraordinary. I know why he wants to keep it a secret. You really need not to know till you see the movie."

Pixar has released the fourth clip from its upcoming animated adventure Cars 2, which arrives in theaters nationwide on June 24. Take a look at this scene below which features Michael Caine's British spy car Finn McMissile introducing himself to Larry The Cable Guy's Mater.

Yesterday, Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar released their third trailer for the upcoming animated sequel Cars 2. Today, they have unveiled four retro-style posters from the movie's upcoming race The World Grand Prix, as well as an extended trailer that offers a better look at Michael Caine's British spy Finn McMissle. You can check out the posters and the extended trailer below.

"That's what attracted me was being in a spy movie. I'll tell you what else attracted me is his name, Finn McMissile. It sounds like he's going to get into trouble. He can get into a little trouble, you know. I'm not a very good driver. But you see, I don't have to drive cause I am a car. That's the way I get around it."

Michael Caine will be heading to Paris later this year to star in Mr. Morgan's Last Love, an adaptation of the novel La douceur assassine by Francoise Dorner.

The story centers on a widowed and retired American philosophy professor who meets a much younger woman in Paris. They form a special relationship and rekindle the lost joy in both their lives.

Mostly Martha director Sandra Nettelbeck has adapted the novel and will direct the movie. Sandra Nettelbeck changed the French Monsieur Armand character to the American Mr. Morgan for the adaptation.

Production will start in August, with shooting scheduled to take place in Paris and Cologne. Before taking on this project, though, Michael Caine will reprise his role as Alfred in The Dark Knight Rises, which starts shooting this spring.

Empire recently spoke with The Dark Knight Rises actor Michael Caine, who revealed he'll receive the script for the highly-anticipated sequel in January, and that he'll start filming in May. Here's what he told the site:

"Emma (Thomas), the producer, said we'd get the script in January. Christopher (Nolan) said: 'Script in January, shoot in May, finish in November.'"

We reported a few weeks ago that The Dark Knight Rises will start production in April, on location in New Orleans. It seems that Michael Caine's shoot will start in May. When pressed for more details on the movie, Michael Caine didn't appear to know much more than that, stressing how secretive director Christopher Nolan is with his projects:

"Christopher is the most secretive guy in the world. He won't tell you anything."

As always, we'll continue to keep you posted with any further news on The Dark Knight Rises as soon as we have more information.

The actor did not confirm that he would be appearing in the sequel, only saying, "I assume they'll ask me to be there. In the movie business, you never believe anything. You always assume." Michael Caine also made it clear that Christopher Nolan and his co-writer Jonathan Nolan know who the main villain will be, but they are not sharing that information with anyone at this time.

In related news, Christopher Nolan confirmed (as if there were any doubts) to Empire that he would in fact return to direct Batman 3. About directing the sequel, the director had this to say:

"It's becoming inevitable, I'll put it that way. I feel myself falling into it, I guess. And getting it all figured out and I'm pretty excited about what we're doing so... If I haven't announced it, I think that people probably all know at this point that I'm doing it. I think (I) can at this point, (say) yes."

Jonathan Nolan has written at least one draft of the Batman 3 screenplay, which Christopher Nolan is currently revising.

Michael Caine will play the grandfather of Josh Hutcherson's Sean Anderson. The movie revolves around a quest to find the elder Anderson who has gone missing, which leads Sean to an uncharted, mystical island. It was said that Michael Caine will be in the middle of all the action, which includes many chase sequences, one of which has the grandfather fleeing from giant bees.

We reported last week that Dwayne Johnson had also joined the cast. Brad Peyton is directing from a script by Eric Brevig and Richard Outten.

Digital Spy got to speak to actor Michael Caine on the red carpet of the Inception premiere, where the actor revealed that Batman 3 will start shooting in April. Take a look at the video interview with the actor below.

We'll be sure to keep you posted on any further Batman 3 news as soon as we have more information.